June 17, 2009 - Two new developments of large single-family homes for Chelsea’s centre village have been presented to the municipality’s Planning and Sustainable Development Advisory Committee.
Nader Dormani owns the two parcels of land near Hwy 105. The firm Teknika HBA - responsible for projects ranging from the Caesar’s Palace Colosseum in Las Vegas to Montreal’s Trudeau Airport - is representing Dormani.
The proposed developments are in PAE zones three and 91. Thirty-eight one-acre lots have been proposed for the land on Hwy 105’s northeast side between the Hydro Quebec lines, and another forty lots were proposed for land further south, west of the highway, councillor Josh Moon said.
Moon, who sits on the planning committee, described the development as large, single-family homes on one-acre lots.
“It’s no different than 90 per cent of all subdivisions in Chelsea in the last 20 years,” Moon said, other than some tests required on the soil for septic systems and on the sites’ water capacity.
Moon said there has only been a preliminary presentation and that a joint committee of planning, recreation, and roads and infrastructure will likely be held to discuss the project.
He said that while there may be some issues surrounding the development, he does not expect it to be as controversial as other recent ones.
Teknika HBA representative Jean-Francois Touchet wouldn’t comment on the development as it is only in the preliminary stages.
Dormani has been in the news over the past month as the owner of Chez Henri, a heritage building in Gatineau’s Hull sector, whose restoration was fumbled. Dormani faces fines of $60,700 under Gatineau’s heritage bylaw, and $2,000 under city planning regulations after the building’s iconic tower was demolished.
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Large homes on 1 acre! The province requires 2 acres for acceptable septic system standards and to not overaccess available water resources. Is this ever going to stop!
In 2006 my husband and I were terrorized over our septic system in the name of “going green”. What happened to this absolutely vital, sacred Chelsea initiative? It appears that we are “going green” in order to put more homes on less land. Its time that this mayor and council were “put out to pasture”. On environmentally pure land of course.
Just what Chelsea needs…more McPalaces for the rich and tasteless. Yay, us.
After becoming more “informed”, it was brought to my attention that the houses will be built on 2 acres of land. This is mainly due to topographic challenges. This is similar to Chelsea Park, where all houses are built on a minimum of 2 acres of land. I do believe that this subdivision will increase property values for everyone. As for McPalaces, as indicated by Mr. Picard, I do not agree nor have I seen any indication of a 600,000+ house resembling this description. Chelsea is quite responsible when it comes to environmental issues and I have confidence that this responsibility will be reflected in any future developments